Sprayer



; March 29, 1932. w, GLER SPRAYER Original. Filed Feb. 20, 1924 2 Sheets-Sheet 1' March 29, 1932.

A W. KEGLER SPRAYER Original Filed Feb. 20, 1924 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 f r resented Man-2 9, i932;

ANTON w. KEGILER, E -MINN:EAPOLIS, MINNESOTL- AssIGNon re .1151 nonsenm rAorURnvscomr nY oF MINNEAPOLIS,-MIVNNESOTA, A1 CORPORATION/0'13, n-1m:

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V ,My invention provides an improvedspray-z er adapted forverygeneraluse-but especial 13/;- designed and particulary adapted "to be h, used x-lfor; spraying poisonous liquids or llql requirements of the small orchardist, garden er andfruit' growerg whose needs demand, something larger than a knapsack sprayer butdo not require a sprayer as large and as expensive as a horse-propelled or operated outfitl' Hence; thepresent sprayer n ount ediand 'arranged to be wheeled about on the 15 plan of a wheel-barrow, :on which the vari Ous eii lr u i si the liquid, supply tank, 7 tank urnp, COQperatmg .d y cesl ountea, 3 1 a I I In the accompanying drawings, which illustrate the invention, like oharacters ndi-s cate like parts throughoutv the I several views;

Referring tdthe drawings;

2F fg.1.1 is a side/elevation showing-thecom-fi -'p b e; p yingl v e; 89' FigJQ is a plan view of the same; 7

Fig3 is a'tra' sverse, vertical'sectionltakeni approximately on the line 3-3915 Fig. 2;;

Fig. 4 isa'detailin section onfthe' line some parts b'eing shown in full;

a Fig.36.is, ,.110rizo tal' section on: jthe line taken onthesame line as Fig. '5 and showing j. particularly the pump valvemechanism and c Fig. 9 is a fragmentary section-onthe line 1 comprises a pair, of forwardly converging handle bars "10,, (preferably 'Inetal tubes),

" smtnynn ffj uid germicides in orchards and gardens. In the design illustrated in'the drawings, the sprayer is particularly int'encledto meet the LFig. 5 is anenlargedivertical section taken approximately on the linev 5%5' offiFig, 2,.

Fig; 7 is a horizontal section onlthe line agnientary vertical section v The frame of thewheelbarrow structure carried in an open tanki15, towitz'a tan'k that is-subj ectito, atmospheric pressure; This} tank is preferablyfan upright 'ey' lindri'cal tank with ZLI) open top and provided at its sides with diametrically oppositeri f'dly secured outstanding trunnions l6'that t pe'rfo rati'onsn the inner-' sides of 'theihandlei Theftrunnionsle are located far above the i I and when therhandlebars are lifted in the act of wheeling the devieeiabom, the bottom of thetanklwill of-coursgbe raised clear of the: groundL "Said tank is. mounted "aside a scribed inure spacejbetween the front aiid'i' I Located "on the'lforwa'dLportions of the I handle bars 1011s a; quite large" olosed p'res surettanl zi 17., This tanli 'fis -=pre ferably of f cylindrical form "and j disposed horiz t fly i anditransversely above the'handleibars 110, To carry ,thetanklTin the position justi'iq i noted, it is clamped; between the approxi- I matey serni-cylindriCali-portions o f 1 saddle ,i straps 18* and '19' arranged toq'be drawnto "v gether by; small nuteequippedibolts20. "The" lower ends of thefsaddle strapslS) are bolted,

riveted ,o'rotherwise rigidly secured to the :in' vterinediate portions of the handle bars 10, while thelower ends of thestra'ps-18 are con-Z nected' to the front ends; of said 7 by the axle bolt13.o. I

handle bars rrefemuy', the up ly tank 15 is made of: comparatively light sheet metal and is reinforced at its upper and lower edges; light channel bar bands, 21 and- 22.: Extended 96? diametrically aci'oss the bottom 'of the tank but bowed above thesani'e'is a quiteheavy;

anchor b91 23, preferably of flat sheet metal, having upturned endszrivetedor otherwise rigidly secured tothe sides ofthe tank.

Located within the supply tankis a removable 7 self-contained structure that comprises a pump, a pressure equalizing chamberpan' agitator, and ,certain cooperating devices This self-contained structure includes an up- T but this communication is controlled through a pump valve mechanism of novel construction and wh1ch,-as shown in Figs. 5 and 8,

includes a tubular valve casing 28, axially aligned with the equalizing tube 25, extended through the air passage 27 and having screw- 5 threaded engagement with the lower portion of the base 26. This valve casing 28cuts ofi communication between the pump cylinder and equalizing tube except through ports .29 andformed in said casing. The ports 29 are always open but the axialport 30 is normal- 1y closed by a valve-acting. check ball 31 that is kept in operative relation to said port by circumferentially spaced retaining fingers 32 shown as cast integral with and rising from theupperend of said valve casing. Screwed into the lower end of the valve casing 28 is a plug 33 having an axial intake port 34 that is normally closed by a valve-acting check ball 35 loosely seated thereon and caged within the valve casing. The plug 33v is shown as provided with circumferentially spaced and radially projecting bearing lugs 36 that may rest on the anchor bar 23 withoutclosing the port 34. "The port 34 is preferably covered by a wire gauze 37 that prevents undissolved portions of the poisonous or insect-destroying solids from getting into the pump and,hence from clogging. up the operating nozzle. To anchor the base casting 26 'at the bottom of the the tank and thus hold the pump cylinder and the lower endof the equalizing tube 25 stationary and properly positioned. said base casting 26 is provided with a depending anchoring pin or finger-like extension 38 that is detachably seated in a perforation formed in said anchor bar 23.

The equalizing tube 251s extended high above the top ofthe tank 15 and the upper end thereof is closed by a cap 39 having an extended arm 40 to which a pump handle 41 is pivoted. This pump handle41 operates a pump rod .42, to the lower end of which is attached a pump piston 43 that works within the pump cylinder 24. V

The upper portion of the equalizing tube 25 is rigidly held by a trussed cross bar, which,

as an important feature, is made up of two metal straps, such as flat steel bars 44. At theirends, the straps 44 are bent laterally to form overlapped end flanges that are rigidly secured to the sides of the tank by small nutequipped bolts 45, which, in the arrangement shown, are also passed through the upper reinforcing band 21. The centralportions of the straps 44are concavely bent to fit the opposite sides of said tube 25 and on opposite creasing the angle of the one in respect to the other and producing an endwise extension of the composite bar that tightl clamps the ends thereof against the sides 0 the tank.

The bar 44 may be readily detached from the tank, and when it is detached, the pump structure, including the equalizing chamber 25 and the other parts mounted thereon, may be readily removed from the tank simply by lifting the anchoring pin 38 out of its seat in the anchor bar 23. To keep the liquid a 'tated so that the solid particles will not settfia to the bottom of the tank 15, the pumpis equipped with an agitator, which, asshown, comprises a pair of perforated segmental agitating blades 47 connected to the lower ends of a pair of l 48 that depend from a forked bracket 49 that loosel embraces the equalizing tube 25 and 'isrigidly but adj ustably secured to the pump rod. 42 by a set screw 50.

The cap 39, which closes the upper end of the equalizing tube 25, is formed with an outlet passage 51, (see Figs. 5 and 9), which, at one side, is shown as closed, by a plug 52 and at the other side is connected by a nipple 53 to a liquid-delivery tube 54. 'Extended axially upward through the equalizing tube 25 from a point slightly above the lower end thereof is a liquid-receiving tube 55, the upper end of whichis tightly screwed into the cap 39 and delivers to the passage 51 of said cap.

The liquid delivery tube 54 is a flexible hose so that it permits the supply tank to freely move in respect to the pressure tank 17, and said tube is, as shown, connected to a T- coupling 56 that is applied to the upper end of a metal pipe or tube 57 that is extended downward through the top of the tank 17 and terminates quite close to the bottom thereof...

The numeral 58 indicates a pressure gauge shown as connected to the T-coupling 56. It will be noted that the pipe 57 delivers the liquidv quite close to oneend ofthe tank 17 and it will now be noted that said tank is providedat its opposite end and at or near its bottom with a discharge nipple 59 to which a delivery hose 60 is attached. This hose 60 will be of any desired length and at its extended end will be provided with a suitable spraying head or atomizer, not shown and the construction of which is not important to the present case. The nipple 59 is shownas provided with a valve 61 that will, of course, be opened when the spraying device is to be used.

When the spraying liquid is first placed in the supply tank 15 and before the pump has been operated, there will be no liquid sure tank 17. When the pump is operated,

theliquid-Will be drawn intothe pump cylinder under up-strokes of the pump, piston ,7 and will be forced into the equalizing tube25 7 either in the equalizingtube25 or in the pres under downward movements of the pump piston. As the liquid is forcedinto the equal I izing tube, the airconfined in said equalizing 7 tube above the liquid will be put under higher and higher compression until the pressure is sufficient to force liquid upward through the tube 55 and through the passage 51 and tubes 754: and 57 'into the pressure tank 17. Under continued operation of the-pump, the

liquid will be caused to accumulate and rise tinued until the air pressure makes further operation of the pump a very difficult matter. The pressure of air in the upper, portions of the equalizing tube and pressure tank will be equalized,'but under rapid pumping action,the air confined in theequalizingtube will first be compressed and will operate to produce the delivery of liquid into thepressure tank requiredf'to again equalize the in creasing, pressure The equallzlng tube 25,

' therefore, acts as a sort of auxiliary or supplemental reservoir interposed between the pump and pressure tank andit adds its airholding capacity to that of the pressuretank.

When the operatingtube 60 is opened, the air pressure in the pressure tank 17 and equalizing tube 25 will produce a forced flow of liquid which, when delivered through a proper operating head, will produce a very fine spray. Moreover, when air is compressed to a high pressure 1n the'pressure tank and equalizing tube, suflicient pressure. will be, rendered available for nearly or quite discharging all of the liquid contained in said pressure tank, but, of course, the pumping action may be repeated as often as found desirable, so as to keep up the best operative pressure and to keep the pressuretank well supplied with liquid.

With the described arrangement of the" lower end of the delivery pipe 57 near one stantly toward the discharge nipple, so that end .of the pressure tankl7 and with the .out-

let nipple '59 'near the lower/portion of the opposite end of said tank,"there is a strong tendency tokeepsediment stirred, up and prevented fromsettling at the bottom of said pressure tank and to work any sediment conit will not have a chance to settle; However, there will 'be but a comparatively small part of the incompletely dissolved solid substance that will be carried into the said pressure tank, butit is, nevertheless, highly important to prevent settling even of this small amount.

It will be noted;thatthe tubular valve' 'cas ing 28. is removable as an entirety with its 7 valves from the base that connects the pump tosthe -lower.end of the equalizing tube or chamber. Also, it will be noted that the trussed bar l t extends acrossthe upper portion of thesupplytank at one side of its diameter and at such distance therefrom that the pump cylinder24" is located approximately concentric-to the axis of the supply tank.

The valve unit a construction of Figure 8 is extremelyvisimple and can be cheaply manufactured and applied wherever needed; The

element 38 provides means for'anchoring the pumping apparatus and, as before "stated, the flange36v engages the element 23' when the projection 38 is engagedowith said bowed element, It; will be further noted; that the downwardly :concave -face of the flange 36' I permits communication with ,-thepassage 34,. when the periphery of the flange engages-the support, the margin ormperiphery of: thisflange being formedtopermitientry offiuid asshown,v This is a valuable feature of the: invention'because the pumping apparatus can 7 '90 x I be quickly: withdrawn or introduced- 1 and" properly fastened, with the intake element38 properly'positionedq The-bowed element supports the, intake 28 above the bottomlso that sediment is not so readily drawn intothe pumping apparatus;

The socketedcast1ng'26jhaving the i I 27 connecting the socketsfalongowitha tubu-o lar member having a portion extending {into one of the sockets and; removably arranged as a valve unit is a valuable feature of'the invention. 7 It will benotcd that the tubular member: extends across the socket-connecting:

passage 27 and that its upperportion which i335 i fitsjin an opening in the bottom of the socket hasthe integral prongs 32 which enclose and limit the movementtof thengravity' operable 7 ball valve 31; -Thearrangement of the valve.-

35 held; in positionfby a removable element 36 gives a cheapcompacttwo' valve construc- ,ti'oni q 2. I

' The arrangement of the'pump rodrelative to the cylinder 24L so that it;can;be withdrawn;

or disconnected on an exaggerated upward movement ofthe handle, andfthe arrangementof the agitator'elements 47,48 and 49 withreferencetothelpump rod and cylinder."

25 for, detachablya'guidingly sustaining the i agitator, alongthe arrangement to per- I mit disengagement of the guiding means from the cylinder 25 during swinging of the'pump rod after disengagementof; its piston-from its cylinder are alLvaluable features of the invention? r I 'What'Iclaim is: p J

in the receptacle, a bracing elementcompris ing members clampingly engageable with the element'and having opposite ends opposed the receptacle in a position to abut therewith,i.

I 7 '1. A receptacle, an element arranged withberstogether, the length of the members being such that when they are drawn toward one another to clampingly embrace the element, they are elongated and exert an expanding pressure upon the sides of the receptacle,

3. A device of the class described includ-' ing a receptacle, a pumping device within the receptacle including a pump cylinder, a pump handle pivoted to the device, a pump rod pivoted to thehandle and having a piston operated in the cylinder, an agitator device connected to the pump rod for movement in direction of pump rod motion, and including I segments arranged at opposite sides of the device and partially circumscribing the same but with their terminals spaced to permit removal by motion in a direction other than parallel with the long axis of the device, said agitators being supported each by a leg connected to a bracket adjustably secured to the pum rod, the said bracket having arms I .whic engage opposite sides of one of the cylinders to prevent rotative motion of the bracket on the rod.

4. A device of the class described including a receptacle, a pumping devicewithin the receptacle including two parallel cylinders, a pump handle pivoted at the top ofone of the cylinders, a pump rod pivoted to the handle and having a piston operated in the other cylinder, an agitator connected to the pump rod for movement indirection of pump rod 7 motion,1and including arcuate plate-like segments arranged at opposite sides of the cyl- 'inders and partially circumscribing both but with their terminals spaced to permit removal by motion in a direction other than parallel with the long axis of the cylinders, said agitators being supported each by a leg which is parallel with the cylinders and which is connected to a bracket adjustably secured to the pump rod, the said bracket having arms whichrengage opposite sides of one of the cylinders to prevent rotative motion of the bracket on the pump rod.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

ANTGN W. KEGLER. 

